“My God, it’s full of stars!”

By Thursday June 16, 2011

Here’s info on the video and his camera rig.



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  1. The0ne says:
    6/17/2011 at 9:23 pm

    I was hoping to show you guys something like this with the Lunar eclipse but couldn’t. I think it would have been stellar.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=9lR9NlJ2a6g

    The image stabilization is top notch.

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  2. Cursor_ says:
    6/18/2011 at 12:49 am

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=c1dthOd5ZQw

    Milky Way, Small and Large Magellanic Clouds.

    Cursor_

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  3. sargasso_c says:
    6/18/2011 at 1:37 am

    Puzzled by some aspects of these shots. Colour in dusk shots is one concern, a lack of dimensional abberation in the motion optics, stars visible in near daylight with a nearby city springs to mind.

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  4. bobbo, the law is what happens whether you like it or not says:
    6/18/2011 at 2:29 am

    #20–Theone==thanks for the link. First time I’ve ever seen/heard about the Earthen Castles. Worth a look see. Spent 3 weeks in China–a lot to see, lots of Natural Beauty. I’m sure in the Gobi Desert they have clear night skies but I’ve always been more the Mountain/River/Green type of tourist.

    New Zealand should be on everyone’s bucket list. A hikers paradise. Green, clean, empty. Not like China at all. Spend your whole trip there–don’t go wasting time throwing in Australia and Fuji–save that for your next trip.

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  5. The0ne says:
    6/18/2011 at 11:38 am

    #24, Bobbo

    A few villages in the Fujian province are nice but none are free from the tea growing practice. There’s a village between a mountain range the call (I think) Tiger’s mountain I I love it there. I had wish I could retire there haha

    The mountain is called that because it’s overall shape resembles that of a tiger, how cool is that!

    I’ve not consider New Zealand nor researched anything about it. A hiker’s paradise sounds great since I do quite a bit here in San Diego. Thanks for the tip!

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  6. Sif says:
    6/18/2011 at 1:34 pm

    Quote is from 2001 but echoed in 2010, a fave quote of mine. A great series, unlike Rama…

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  7. bobbo, deep down, what drives us says:
    6/18/2011 at 1:44 pm

    #25–Theone==may I recommend the Milford Track?

    ultimatehikes.co.nz

    My best Hike was a 10 day trip from North to South in Desolation Valley just West of Lake Tahoe. 2nd night out, bear ate all our food so we survived by fishing, berries, and begging. Makes an “escorted hike” sound good–from post to post, prepared food, cot.

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  8. nitpicker says:
    6/20/2011 at 8:43 pm

    The famous line “My God, it’s full of stars!” were Dave Bowman’s final words as he entered the monolith in the BOOK version of 2001: A SpaceOdyssey, in Chapter 39. That line did not occur in the original movie, although it was retrofitted to the various sequels, e.g., in the movie sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact as being uttered by Dave Bowman as he entered the monolith.

    ggore, I thought LA was full of stars. And folks
    in NY never seen the sun (a star)?

    They know not if it’s dark outside or light?!

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  9. faustus says:
    6/21/2011 at 8:42 am

    that was awesome… made my morning… sitting here in seattle drinking my morning joe looking down 3r from a high rise uptown i can almost see the ball park from here… ppl coming and going moving across the earth like stars across the sky… drive by the same forces maybe… almost… who knows… anyway have a good one out there and be safe….

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  10. Glenn E. says:
    6/21/2011 at 4:07 pm

    It’s only called the Milky Way, because that’s what we named it on earth. But what name does the Galaxy call itself? We may never know.

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